AFL club membership by staff, club information, most members, Collingwood breaks record
A whopping 15 golf equipment have recorded membership information for 2023 as Collingwood leapfrogged two rival golf equipment to surge to the highest of the AFL club membership ladder.
The AFL on Wednesday morning launched the entire AFL club membership numbers for the 2023 season, which noticed the Magpies beat Richmond and West Coast, with the latter topping the ladder within the earlier three consecutive seasons.
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Richmond reached the 100,000-member mark for the sixth straight season.
In addition to the Magpies, Adelaide, Brisbane, Carlton, Essendon, Fremantle, Geelong, Gold Coast, GWS Giants, Melbourne, North Melbourne, Port Adelaide, St Kilda, Sydney and the Western Bulldogs all set new membership benchmarks.
The Lions (+11,357), Cats (+10,212), Swans (+9938) and Blues (+6501) had the largest year-on-year will increase.
Hawthorn, which is within the midst of a rebuild after a golden premiership period within the 2010s, dipped marginally, however nonetheless got here in seventh on the membership ladder.
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It was the thirtieth time prior to now 32 years that AFL club membership has elevated, the exceptions being in 2000 (Sydney Olympic Video games) and 2020 (COVID-19).
In whole, the AFL reported a record 1,264,952 whole memberships this yr — 852,678 adults, 103,966 concession members and 308,308 juniors — which is up from 1,190,671 final yr.
The AFL stated there was important progress in first-time member sign-ups, with the 330,674 first-timers up from 207,761 final yr.
“It has been a record-breaking season on so many ranges, and it’s club membership that’s the marker that signifies our followers deep reference to their golf equipment,” AFL chief government Gillon McLachlan stated.
“The 18 golf equipment do an unbelievable job in creating a way of belonging and bringing their followers alongside for the journey.
“On behalf of the AFL, I’d wish to thank all our followers and each club member whose help is the spine of our recreation.”
2023 AFL CLUB MEMBERSHIP LADDER
1. Collingwood* – 106,470 (2022 tally: 100,384)
2. West Coast Eagles – 103,275 (2022 tally: 102,897)
3. Richmond – 101,349 (2022 tally: 100,792)
4. Carlton* – 95,277 (2022 tally: 88,776)
5. Essendon* – 86,274 (2022 tally: 86,001)
6. Geelong Cats* – 82,155 (2022 tally: 71,943)
7. Hawthorn – 80,698 (2022 tally: 81,494)
8. Melbourne* – 70,785 (2022 tally: 66,484)
9. Adelaide Crows* – 68,536 (2022 tally: 63,009)
10. Sydney Swans* – 65,332 (2022 tally: 55,394)
11. Port Adelaide* – 64,041 (2022 tally: 58,643)
12. Fremantle* – 62,064 (2022 tally: 56,105)
13. St Kilda* – 60,239 (2022 tally: 60,172)
14. Western Bulldogs* – 56,302 (2022 tally: 50,941)
15. Brisbane Lions* – 54,676 (2022 tally: 43,319)
16. North Melbourne* – 51,084 (2022 tally: 50,191)
17. GWS Giants* – 33,036 (2022 tally: 32,614)
18. Gold Coast Suns* – 23,359 (2022 tally: 21,422)
